Business
In this section, we’ve posted the organizational issues brought forward during the “group format & structure” portion of our monthly meetings. Here we discuss the direction of New Landscape and the nuts-and-bolts of keeping it going. Some members wish their names to be used in the write-ups; some prefer to be mentioned by initials only. We have honored their preferences. Anyone wishing to comment on the issues in these notes may send feedback to contact@new-landscape.com. Your comments/ideas will be discussed at one of our future meetings.
Most Recent Business
NOVEMBER 2009
DID/MPD Site of Interest – Check out one of our member’s websites for more information on DID: http://www.copingincrazyville.com
JUNE 2009
DID/MPD Workbook Collaboration – If anyone is interested in collaborating on an MPD/DID workbook contact jigsaw.analogy@gmail.com for further information. We want to come up with several tools for coping with all kinds of DID issues: healing from trauma, coping with the needs of different parts, organizing our lives, finding ways to be less isolated, etc.
This group is not run by New Landscape.
FEBRUARY 2009
DID/MPD Workshop – Thursday, Feb. 19th 6-8pm at Cosi Coffee, 498 7th Ave., New York, NY. Email jigsaw.analogy@gmail.com for further information.
This group is not run by New Landscape.
The DID/MPD Workshop is a self-help group for people coping with DID/MPD, multiplicity, or dissociation. We will pool our knowledge on healing from trauma, coping with the needs of different parts, organizing our lives, and finding ways to be less isolated. This group is for anyone who has a dissociative disorder or identifies as multiple.
You do not have to be officially diagnosed as a multiple, or be in therapy. But your system must be stable enough to follow basic group guidelines during meetings.
For more information, email jigsaw.analogy@gmail.com or go to http://www.meetup.com/The-DID-MPD-Workshop/ online.
JANUARY 2009
1) DID/MPD Workshop – Thursday, Jan. 15th 7-9pm at The Center on 208 W 13th St.
This group is not part of New Landscape. It will be focused on discussing coping skills for DID/MPD, will be less formal than the NL format, and may include more social activities as well. People with DID/MPD are welcome to come and/or for more information contact jigsaw.analogy@gmail.com
2) “C” moderated the meeting and “F” timed
NOVEMBER 2008
1) DID Documentary Project by Dr. Kaplan
Dr. Peter Kaplan is working on creating a DID Documentary. He is not affiliated with NL, but contacted our group to see if any DID individuals would be interested in contributing to his work. Please contact him if you are interested in contributing. See his letter and contact info below:
Hi,
My name is Peter Kaplan and I am a psychologist and documentary filmmaker. I am planning to make a film on D.I.D., and would like to see if your organization can help.
Media portrayals of D.I.D. have for too long been sensationalistic, wildly inaccurate, and exploitive. I would like to contribute to changing that by making a sensitive, thoughtful and informative film that communicates to the public the realities of the condition.
Would people from your organization be available to speak over the phone with me sometime in the near future?
Thank you,
Peter
Dr. Peter Kaplan
DrPeterKaplan@aol.com
845-255-1440 office
2) Advertising NL
NL no longer seems to have an ad in Many Voices, so “JA” agreed to send them our information again.
We also discussed figuring out ways of getting information out about NL, since if 1% of the population has DID (these numbers are seen consistently), then there are 80,000 people in NYC alone who would be eligible to come, and it seems unlikely that they just aren’t interested in NL. We agreed that just putting out information about the website is ok; we didn’t discuss doing anything further, other than individuals making a concerted effort to put our name in as many places as we can – especially online (forums and such).